There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. They were terrified. The angel said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for …
Happy Things
I thought I'd share a few happy things with you today. Click through when you feel the urge, or just keep reading and scrolling. First Happy Thing: The Legacy Project is FULLY FUNDED! When the Help One Now bloggers got the word from on high (practicing my Advent terminology) that God wanted a …
Gandalf, Golf, and Emmanuel
My favorite line in one of those Lord of the Rings movies is where that old, tall guy with the white beard is in that cave thing (clearly, I'm not all that up on all of the details of LOTR, but I do enjoy the movies). The tall guy is running away from the monster, along with his crew of brave and …
Moving Jesus
I've been moving baby Jesus around. Not a lot. Today, I moved him from one window sill to another. Behind the curtain. But peeking out just enough that — if you happened to be looking for him — you'd see him lying there in his ceramic manger filled with ceramic hay. I'll probably move him again next …
No-fail tips for not losing your mind while traveling over the Atlantic in the middle of the night
Back in 2005, H and I flew with our children from Nebraska to Hawaii. We spent eleven hours on the airplane. Each way. There were no screaming children on the plane. My own children were teenagers and handled the whole thing quite well. My husband, usually a ball of energy who needs to be reminded …
Demographics (Revisiting the Brown Skin Series*, After the Election)
A few days ago, at Starbucks, the barista who served H and me was sweet and beautiful and kind, and she took our orders (tea for me, coffee for H) and then said, without blinking, "It's on me." At first, it didn't register. H and I kept talking about snowman cookies and cake pops and I held out my …
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